Gurdeep Singh, managing director of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSEC), has been appointed as chairman and managing director of central PSU National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Mr. Singh was instrumental in GSEC's turnaround, the power generation entity of the Gujarat government.
According to sources, there were more than 100 candidates in the fray for the top job in NTPC. "PM Modi himself picked up Gurdeep Singh because he wants to put the power sector on track as part of his ambitious plan to electrify all villages," said a senior official involved in the appointment process in the Central Government.